Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

62243 persons found

Ray Culp

b. 1941

American baseball player (born 1941)

Ray Cunningham

American baseball player (1905–2005)

Ray Daviault

b. 1934

Canadian baseball player (1934–2020)

Ray Davies

b. 1944

English musician (born 1944)

Ray Dolby

American electrical engineer and inventor (1933–2013)

Ray Dowker

b. 1919

New Zealand cricketer

Ray Elgaard

b. 1959

Canadian gridiron football player (born 1959)

Ray Ellis

b. 1923

American record producer, arranger and conductor (1923–2008)

Ray Emery

b. 1982

Canadian ice hockey player (1982–2018)

Ray Ewry

American track and field athlete

Ray Ferraro

b. 1964

Canadian ice hockey player & broadcaster (born 1964)

Ray Getliffe

Canadian ice hockey player

Ray Gosling

b. 1939

British broadcaster, journalist and author

Ray Gravell

b. 1951

British Lions & Wales international rugby union footballer

Ray Groom

b. 1944

Australian politician

Ray Guy (humorist)

b. 1939

Canadian writer (1939–2013)

Ray Hadley

b. 1954

Australian talkback radio broadcaster

Ray Harford

English footballer & manager

Ray Harryhausen

b. 1920

American-British animator (1920–2013)

Ray Hill (American football)

American football player (1975–2015)

Ray Holmes

Royal Air Force officer

Ray Illingworth

b. 1932

English cricketer, commentator and administrator (1932–2021)

Ray Jackson (Aboriginal activist)

Ray Jennings

b. 1954

South African cricketer (born 1954)